7 Crafts from Cardboard, Creative Play Ideas with Children at Home

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We can do many play activities with our children at home. One of them is making crafts from used cardboard, Mother.

Cardboard can be a medium to increase the creativity of the Little One. In addition, cardboard can also be a playing medium to overcome boredom and increase bonding with children.

According to Marriage and Family Therapist, Blake Griffin Edwards LMFT, playing activities with children does not have to be luxurious. You can use a piece of paper and draw a picture to create a masterpiece with your child.

Surprisingly, one of the toys that children like the most is cardboard. Through this media, children are free to play and be creative.

“One of the children’s favorite toys is cardboard boxes. Give children the freedom to be creative by turning cardboard boxes into whatever they want,” said Edwards, quoted from Psychology Today.

Freeing children to be creative is good, but there’s nothing wrong with looking for ideas to increase children’s creativity. For example, Mother is looking for ideas to make crafts from cardboard that are useful for children.

Many crafts from used cardboard can be used as items or toys. Mother can help direct the Little One to make this craft.




Cardboard CraftsIllustration of Making Crafts from Cardboard/ Photo: iStock

Cardboard craft ideas

Summarizing from the book My Skilled Series: Let’s get creative with Paper, Cardboard, and Natural Materials by Lisdy Rahayu and books 50 Used Cardboard Creative Creations by Iva Hardiana, here are 7 crafts from cardboard that can be ideas for playing with children at home:

1. Cardboard sandals

Materials and Tools:

  • Used cardboard

  • Sewing foam

  • Castrol glue

  • Isolation

  • Used gift paper

  • Pencil

  • Cutter

  • Scissor

How to make:

  1. Trace the two soles of your little one’s feet on the used cardboard using a pencil. Make two traces for each foot.

  2. Wrap the surface of the trace with used wrapping paper using insulation.

  3. To make the top of the sandal, cut the sewing foam so that it forms the sole of the foot. Don’t forget to adjust the size to the sole of your little one’s feet so that the sandals are comfortable to use.

  4. Glue the top made of sewing foam with one of the foot traces from used cardboard. Then, cover the bottom with the trace of the other leg.

  5. Mother and Little One can add decorations to make it look more beautiful. Sandals that have been decorated, sandals can be used immediately.

2. Multipurpose whiteboard

Materials and Tools:

  • white cardboard

  • Used cardboard

  • Cover plastic

  • Marker

  • Isolation

  • stapler

  • Scissor

How to make:

  1. Equalize the size of white cardboard and used cardboard, then stick them with glue or insulation.

  2. Your little one can draw some small decorations on white paper.

  3. Cover the front surface of the paper with a plastic cover.

  4. Paste with strapler on several sides so that the plastic does not come off.

  5. The multipurpose whiteboard is ready to use for writing with markers.

3. Box wallet

Materials and Tools:

  • Used cardboard

  • Glue or insulation

  • Scissor

  • Patterned gift paper

  • hook rope

How to make:

  1. Prepare used cardboard, fold it in half. Then prepare the cardboard for the edge of the wallet.

  2. Glue the cardboard to the patterned wrapping paper.

  3. Smooth the edges of the paper to the inside of the cardboard.

  4. Join the two sides of the wallet by gluing it together with glue.

  5. Add a drawstring at the top of the wallet.

  6. The cardboard box wallet is ready to use.

4. Versatile pouch

Materials and Tools:

  • The used cardboard is in the form of a square that is quite large in size

  • Two boxes of medicine

  • Scissor

  • Glue

  • Two fabrics with different motifs

  • Rope for hanger

How to make:

  1. Prepare two used medicine boxes and a large used cardboard.

  2. Glue each cardboard with a patterned cloth. Two medicine boxes with the same motif.

  3. For the back, fold the cardboard with the cloth and trim the edges. Add it with a hanger at the top.

  4. For the front pouch (two medicine boxes), fold the cardboard with the cloth and fold the remaining cloth inward.

  5. Attach and glue the bag to the base of the bag or two boxes of medicine are pasted on the large cardboard next to each other.

  6. Wait for it to dry and the multipurpose bag is ready to be used by hanging.




Cardboard CraftsIllustration of Making Crafts from Cardboard/ Photo: iStock

5. Cardboard fan

Materials and Tools:

  • Used cardboard or cardboard

  • Scissor

  • Glue or insulation

  • Black and white flannel

How to make:

  1. Cut out cardboard or used cardboard in the shape of a panda head and fan handle.

  2. Make two panda heads from flannel, the face must be complete with panda eyes, nose and ears.

  3. Glue the flannel on cardboard or used cardboard for the front and back.

  4. Also glue the flannel to the fan handle and trim the edges.

  5. Crafts from cardboard for fans have been completed.

6. Shape puzzle

Materials and Tools:

  • Used cardboard

  • Scissor

  • Two wrapping paper with different motifs

  • Glue

How to make:

  1. The used cardboard is cut into squares, rounds, ovals, and triangles of the same size.

  2. Glue the shape pieces together with patterned wrapping paper and cut the edges.

  3. Trim the edges to the inside.

  4. The middle of the used cardboard is cut into square, oval, triangular, and round shapes with the same size as the initial size. Also cut out used cardboard for the base.

  5. Glue it with another patterned wrapping paper, then fold and trim the edges to the inside.

  6. The shape puzzle has been completed and is ready to be played by children.

7. Toy house

Materials and Tools:

  • Used cardboard

  • Scissor

  • Glue

  • Patterned gift paper

  • Short white lace

How to make:

  1. Used cardboard can be cut into squares for the roof, sides, and front. Each for two.

  2. Glue each box with patterned wrapping paper.

  3. Cut the edges and trim the inside of the box

  4. Combine the side and front of the house.

  5. Combine the two roofs to form a small house.

  6. Add it with lace to mark the door of the house.

  7. The toy house made of cardboard is ready to be played by children.

Good luck trying this cardboard craft with your kids at home, Mom!

Also check out the guide to choosing toys according to the child’s age, in the following video:

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